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When to see Lappet faced Vulture in Pilanesberg National Park
Lappet faced Vulture are most active during the day (06:00 to 18:00).
This is Lappet faced Vulture's general behavior. Once enough sightings are logged in Pilanesberg National Park, this page also shows when they're actually seen here.
Where to look for Lappet faced Vulture in Pilanesberg National Park: best roads
Drive
Moruleng, Thlware and Dithabaneng run through mixed bushveld and open grassland: good country for Lappet faced Vulture.
- Moruleng3.9 km · mixed bushveld
- Thlware2.6 km · mixed bushveld
- Dithabaneng12.5 km · mixed bushveld and open grassland
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About the Lappet faced Vulture
The lappet-faced vulture is Africa's largest vulture and one of its most powerful scavenging birds. It has a massive hooked bill, a bare head and neck, dark plumage and distinctive fleshy folds of skin, or lappets, on the sides of the neck. It is primarily a scavenger that feeds on carrion and can tear open tough hides and tissues that smaller vultures cannot. It occurs mainly in dry savanna and semi-arid regions and often travels long distances in search of carcasses.
How to identify the Lappet faced Vulture
Very large dark vulture with an enormous hooked bill, long broad wings and a distinctive bare pinkish-red head and neck with a prominent lappet of loose skin on the side of the neck. The body is dark brown to black with paler areas on the wings.
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